North Powder Oregon

Brace, Arthur C. – Obituary

Former Justice Of Peace Injured, Dies Arthur Brace Falls From Bundle Wagon on Jacobson Farm Monday and Succumbs Next Day Arthur C. Brace, 67, was fatally injured at 3 p.m. Monday when he was thrown behind the horses hitched to a bundle wagon at the farm of Mrs. Louise Mills two miles east of North Powder. He was taken to Baker in an ambulance and died in St. Elizabeth’s hospital at 9 a.m. next day, August 28. Mr. Brace, who was hauling grain bundles was sitting on the railing beside the Jacob’s staff of the practically empty rack when he … Read more

Arant, Allen Marion – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon Allen Marion Arant, 70, died last Friday at his home near Roseburg. Mr. Arant was the father of Lucian P. Arant of the Baker, Herald, and E.E. Arant, former principal of the North Powder schools, was also a son. North Powder News Saturday, December 5, 1925

Cowles, Clara Mrs. – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon Mrs. Clara Cowles aged eighty-five years, died Monday morning at the home of her daughter Mrs. Robert Clark, four miles east of North Powder. Mrs. Cowles was born in Syracuse, N.Y., but has been a resident of this section many years. The funeral services were held at the home Wednesday morning conducted by Rev. G.R. Archer. The body was laid to rest in the city cemetery. North Powder News Saturday, December 25, 1920

Cassidy, Lulu Mrs. – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon Died at her home at North Powder, Sunday morning, Nov. 10th., Mrs. Lulu Cassidy, aged 36 years, the cause of death being Spanish Influenza. The burial and funeral services took place at the North Powder cemetery, Monday afternoon. Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Youncs and was born and grew to womanhood here. She was a member of the Baptist Church, an active member and worker of the Ladies Aid and the W.C.T.U., and one of the foremost in Red Cross work, which she took up with great enthusiasm, and in these … Read more

Wariner, Stephen – Obituary

Stephen Wariner, 49, of Sisters, who was living temporarily at North Powder while working on the wind farm at Telocaset, died in a traffic accident in Pyles Canyon near Union on Sept. 29, 2007. There will be a celebration of life service at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Chapel In the Pines at Camp Sherman. Stephen was born Aug. 9, 1958, at Fairbanks, Alaska, to Lee Roy and Norma Wariner. He graduated from Diamond High at Anchorage and joined the Ironworkers Local and worked as a journeyman through the states of Alaska, Hawaii and Washington. He then crabbed … Read more

Rollins, Archie Charles – Obituary

Former Resident Dies In California The following is from a Rosemead, Calif., paper last week. Archie Charles Rollins, 63 years of age, passed away Sunday afternoon at his home on Brookline avenue, Rosemead, California. He had been in poor health for more than a year, so that the end was not unexpected. The deceased was born at Jefferson, Green County, Iowa, September 27, 1864, coming to California with his family in 1905. They have also lived in Oregon a portion of the time since then but moved to Rosemead in 1923 taking up their residence on Earl street. A year … Read more

Sinclair, Antoinette C. Blais Mrs. – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon Antoinette C. Blais Sinclair, 89, a former resident of North Powder and Baker City, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2005, in Redmond. Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 5, at Dechutes Memorial Gardens in Bend. Antoinette was born Dec. 28, 1915, in Eugene to Benjamin and Dorothea Blais. In February 1921, she along with her parents and brother, Phillip Blais, moved to Clover Creek near North Powder where she attended school. Antoinette went to high school at St. Francis Academy in Baker City, graduating in 1932, then she went on to graduate from So. Oregon State … Read more

Hollinger, J. A. – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon J. A. Hollinger of North Powder, passed this life at St. Elizabeth hospital in Baker, Thursday, May 1. Deceased was 62 years of age and had been a resident of this vicinity for the past twelve years. The immediate surviving relatives are the widow and eight children, Mrs. Eva Lockwood of Florence, Oregon, Mrs. Elvina Pearson, Mrs. Violet Dougherty, Misses Nina, Iva and Josephine, Edgar in France, and Alfred Hollinger all of North Powder, and a mother and six brothers and two sisters of Kansas. Mr. Hollinger was born February 7, 1857, at Stone Tavern, … Read more

Gorham, Susie Cecilia Davis Mrs. – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon Susie Cecilia Gorham, 85 of Wallowa and formerly of North Powder, died May 11, 2003, at Spokane, Wash. Her funeral was Friday at the Wallowa Christian Church. Burial was at the Wallowa Cemetery. Mrs. Gorham was born May 27, 1917, to Edward Alvin and Hattie Myers Davis at North Powder. She grew up at North Powder, where her grandparents homesteaded, attending public school and graduating from Powder Valley High School. She married Clifford Owen Gorham on June 30, 1935, at North Powder. The family moved to Wallowa in 1942. She served in the Air Force Ground Observation … Read more

Mason, Michael V. “Mickey” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Michael V. “Mickey” Mason, 81, of Baker City, a former North Powder-area rancher, died May 13, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Visitations will be Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. His vigil service will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at the cathedral. Bishop Emeritus Thomas J. Connolly, pastor and friend of the Masons for more than 30 years, will preside at the service, with concelebration by Pastor … Read more

May, Leonard E. – Obituary

E. F. May of this city received the sad news this week that his grandson, Leonard E. May, son of A.B. May of Gaston, had died Monday, Dec. 17, of appendicitis. The young man was 17 years of age, having been born in North Powder in 1911. Oregon Trail Weekly North Powder News Saturday, December 22, 1928

McGrath, Vivian Clare – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon North Powder native Vivian Clare McGrath Davis, 100, of Spokane and formerly of North Powder and Union, died Jan. 2 at her home in Spokane. A graveside funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at the North Powder Cemetery. Thornhill Valley Funeral home in Spokane is handling arrangements. Vivian was born Sept. 28, 1907, to Walter Vincent and Leila Marquerite Gardner McGrath in North Powder. She lived there for 72 years. Being a natural musician, she played drums and piano in the family quartet at dances in Union and Baker counties. Prior to the 1940s, the … Read more

Pearson, Edna Kenworthy Mrs. – Obituary

Edna Pearson, 82, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Aug. 12, 2009, of Alzheimer’s disease at Cedar Crest Alzheimer’s facility at Tualatin, where she had lived for the past three years. Her memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Sept. 12 at North Powder Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at the North Powder Grange Hall. Edna was born on July 5, 1927, at Dayton, Wash., to Arzee and Ethel Kenworthy. The family moved to North Powder when Edna was in grade school. She graduated from North Powder High School where she met her high school sweetheart and … Read more

Lewis, Susie Lucille Pearson Mrs. – Obituary

Susie Lucille Lewis, 86, of La Grande, and a former Union and Imnaha resident, died April 6, 2002, at a local care facility. Her funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Bollman Funeral Home, 315 W. Main St. in Enterprise. Interment will follow at the Enterprise Cemetery. Visitations will be Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Lewis was born Jan. 13, 1916, at North Powder to Frank and Olive Adeline Davis Pearson. She attended elementary and high schools in North Powder. Her family were pioneers of North Powder. She married Manuel Leslie Wisdom, … Read more

Williams, Russell Davis – Obituary

Muddy Creek, Oregon Russell Davis Williams, 91, who grew up on his family’s ranch in Muddy Creek, died Dec. 13, 2004, in Sun City, Calif., of emphysema. He is a descendent of two early pioneer families of North Powder: his grandparents, Lemuel and Amanda Ellen Stewart Williams, and John Samuel and Susan Dealy Davis. Mr. Williams was born Sept. 16, 1913, at Muddy Creek to Harry Chatterton and Ida Belle Davis Williams. He was the youngest of seven children and graduated from Muddy Creek High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1935 and served on the USS … Read more

Polk, Opal Laverne – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon Opal Laverne Polk, 80, of Vancouver, Wash., and formerly of North Powder died June 8. Evergreen Memorial Gardens Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Polk was born July 15, 1925, to Mary and Jacob Simonis in North Powder. She married Perry Polk who died earlier. Survivors include children and their spouses, Betty and John Sneddon of Vancouver, Linda Sill and her fiance Bob Turkington of Anchorage, Alaska, and David and Margaret Polk of Longview, Wash.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The Observer Online, Obituaries for the week ending June 24, 2006, Published, June 26, 2006

Hoots, Jasper – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon Jasper Hoots, of North Powder, died at St. Elizabeth’s hospital, Baker, on Monday night January 23, from injuries received when a horse fell on him Monday January 16. Deceased was born in Illinois in 1861. He has lived a number of years in the vicinity of North Powder where he was well and favorably known as a man of honesty and integrity, always kind to those less fortunate than himself. He was a brother of D. M. Hoots, of Union, who was at his bedside until Sunday evening. He is survived by three brothers-Douglas and … Read more

Simonis, Keith Lorin – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon Keith Lorin Simonis, 78, of North Powder, died Sept. 7, 2003, at his home. His graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the North Powder Cemetery. Mr. Jimmy Larkin will officiate. Military rites will be accorded by Co. A3-116th CAV Oregon Army National Guard. Vault interment will be after the service. Visitations will be today until 7 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home. Keith was born June 9, 1925, at Baker City, a son of Ernest and Olena Johnson Simonis. He was raised at North Powder and Union, receiving his education in Union. He enlisted in … Read more

Shelton, Louise Wheeler Mrs. – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon Louise Shelton, 91, a long-time North Powder resident, died Sept. 9, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the North Powder Cemetery. Pastor Sally Wiens of Haines United Methodist Church will officiate. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. There will be a reception after the service at the North Powder Grange. Louise was born Sept. 27, 1912, at Grand Valley, Colo., to John R. and Jenny Maria Bushby Wheeler. She met and married Walter D. Clark in … Read more